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It Takes Two to Tango: The Fit Between Network Context and Inter-Organizational Strategic Information Systems Planning

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  • Ton A.M. Spil

    (University of Twente, The Netherlands)

  • Tijs van den Broek

    (TNO Information and Communication Technology, The Netherlands)

  • Hannu T.T. Salmela

    (Turku School of Business, Finland)

Abstract

The view of evaluating Strategic Information Systems Planning (Grover & Segars, 2005) process and effectiveness has matured. However, the inter-organizational view or network view is understudied. The introduction of information strategy in networks seems more reactive than proactive; many organizations continue to use SISP as a way to support their internal decision-making process without actually cooperating with their business partners. This article aims to qualitatively explore and validate, respectively, context and process dimensions in two inter-organizational cases: a network of municipalities in Finland and a network of healthcare organizations in the Netherlands. The first case study explores the network context and theorizes how network context influences inter-organizational SISP, discovering that the inter-organisational SISP process is influenced by the context, especially by the role of trust and complexity. The second case study is the exploration of three process dimensions: contingency, certainty and contractual agreements.

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  • Ton A.M. Spil & Tijs van den Broek & Hannu T.T. Salmela, 2010. "It Takes Two to Tango: The Fit Between Network Context and Inter-Organizational Strategic Information Systems Planning," International Journal of Strategic Information Technology and Applications (IJSITA), IGI Global, vol. 1(1), pages 23-41, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jsita0:v:1:y:2010:i:1:p:23-41
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